buck·ie
| \ ˈbəkē \
plural -s
Definition of buckie
(Entry 1 of 3)
chiefly Scottish
: a spiral-shelled marine gastropod or its shell
especially
: red whelk
buckie
noun (2)
\ " \
plural -s
Definition of buckie (Entry 2 of 3)
Scottish
: a perverse intractable person
buckie
noun (3)
\ " \
plural -s
Definition of buckie (Entry 3 of 3)
New England
: alewife sense 1a
especially
: an alewife smoked for food
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“Buckie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buckie. Accessed 3 Jul. 2022.
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